The Year of the Writer @Waring

The art of written expression has been an essential part of the Waring School curriculum from the school’s inception. Twenty-five years ago, a group of inspired teachers and writers founded the North Shore Writer’s Conference at Waring as a way to nurture emerging writers. To celebrate this event and Waring School’s deep commitment to writing excellence we offer 2011-12 as “The Year of the Writer @Waring”. Please join the celebration by sharing the experience of our students at events open to the whole Waring community!

Winter Semester Activities (partial listing)

Thursday, February 2
7:30 pm Waring School will host Richard Howard, the much acclaimed poet and French language translator, for a poetry reading in the Waring Theater. Howard won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his collection Untitled Subjects. In 2008, his collection Without Saying was a finalist for the National Book Prize. He is a professor at the Columbia Univ. School of the Arts in New York City. Open to the public.

Monday, February 27 – Saturday, March 3, 2012
Waring Writer-in-Residence Stu Kestenbaum  (poet and Director of the Haystack School) and Artist-in-Residence Susan Webster (visual artist and printmaker) will lead curriculum enrichment activities on combining words and visual expression. All-School Meeting date, open to the Waring community, to be announced.

Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, 2012
Waring School hosts the 25th North Shore Young Writers Conference. Open to Greater Boston area high school students. For more info and registration forms, please visit the NSYWC website

Friday, March 2, 2012
7:00pm: Waring will also host a reading with this year's featured guests, Thomas Fox Averill, author of rode, and Stuart Kestenbaum, artist, poet, and director of Haystack Mountain School. Reception to follow. Open to the public. For more info on our featured guests, please visit the NSYWC website

Past Activities

On Friday, October 21, 2011 former Waring faculty member, Carolyn Cooke, author of Daughters of the Revolution and The Bostons, spoke at Waring All-School meeting about her work and process. www.carolyncooke.com

On Friday, October 28, 2011 Waring alumna, Anna Solomon, author of The Little Bride, spoke at the Waring All-School meeting about her work. Also on Friday, October 28, Anna Solomon gave a reading of her new novel The Little Bride which was open to the Waring community and the general public. Anna's reading was followedby a Q & A, wine reception, and book signing. www.annasolomon.com